Kriti
Film Club
invites you for the
screening on 1st November 2014 of
Mardistan (Macholand): Reflections on Indian Manhood
26
mins/ English, Hindi
Director: Harjant Gill
(In collaboration with PSBT)
(In collaboration with PSBT)
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&
Men Against the Tide
22
mins/ English, Hindi
Directors: ITVS & CNN-IBN
(In collaboration with ITVS)
(In collaboration with ITVS)
Date: 1st
November, Saturday
Time: 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
(screenings followed by
discussion)
at the Kriti team workplace
A-15 Tara Apartments, near Alaknanda market
New Delhi 110019 (nearest metro – Govindpuri)
ABOUT THE FILMS:
Mardistan - Through the experiences of four different men, ranging in age
from 20s to 40s, Mardistan explores the notion of contemporary manhood in a
rapidly globalising India. A middle-aged writer attempting to make sense of the
physical and sexual abuse he witnessed growing up in an elite military academy,
a working class father of twin daughters resisting the pressure to have a son,
a young college student searching for a girlfriend with whom he can lose his
virginity, a middle-aged gay man deciding to come out to his wife after nearly
20 years of marriage, together make up different dimensions of what it means to
be a man in India today.
About the Filmmaker – Harjant Gill is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and
Cultural Studies at Towson University, Maryland. He received his PhD from
American University. His academic research examines the intersections of
masculinity, modernity and migration in South Asia. He is also a documentary
filmmaker and has made several films that have screened at film festivals
worldwide and won numerous awards. His previous documentary with PSBT, Roots of
Love, explored the changing significance of hair and turban among Sikhs and has
been telecast on BBC World News, BBC America, and Doordarshan. He is currently
also the Co-Director of Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media
Festival.
Men Against the Tide – How men across
the world are challenging the various facets of masculinity: December
2012 Delhi gang rape cut short the life of a promising young woman. It
also sparked an emotional response, revolutionizing India’s consciousness
around gender-based violence, and provoking many of us to speak out and take
action against it. One year later, a new film by CNN-IBN and
ITVS (Independent Television Service, Inc.) honors men throughout
India who are striking at the root of gender-based violence.
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